USB Biofeedback Game Controller Needs No Joystic To Play Games
Brian Kaminski of Advancer Technologies, #-Link-Snipped-#a simple, low-cost muscle based game controller, recently. The so-called USB Biofeedback Game Controller, needs four #-Link-Snipped-# (EMG), to harness the power of electromyogyaphy from the muscles of the players.
Electromyography, the measuring of muscle activation via electric potential, has been around us for a very long, for diagnosing the neuromuscular disorders. As the chips (microcontroller and IC) price went down, Electromyography made its way into robotics and other control systems. It's cheap now, and this is the reason why Brian Kamiski chose it for making this device.
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These harnessed power through Electromyography is the source of signal that controls the video game. He also used a six button setup with "the left forearm controlling the B button (RUN/ATTACK), the right forearm controlling the A button (JUMP), the left bicep controlling the LEFT button, the right bicep controlling the RIGHT button, and combinations for UP and DOWN".
The Platinum Series Muscle Sensors, allows the four muscles of the player to act independently or in combination with each other to control over four buttons and play the game at ease. Any one can buy this toy online at Advancer Technologies.
A piece of USB Biofeedback Game Controller costs $74.99. They also provide two other kits (package) for geeks, who wants to assemble themselves the whole piece and play with it at the price of $24.99 (only includes the circuit components without EMG circuit board) and $42.99 (including EMG circuit board along with all other circuit components, but not pre-assembled).
The below two videos demonstrates how to assemble or create one of these USB Biofeedback Game Controller.
Electromyography, the measuring of muscle activation via electric potential, has been around us for a very long, for diagnosing the neuromuscular disorders. As the chips (microcontroller and IC) price went down, Electromyography made its way into robotics and other control systems. It's cheap now, and this is the reason why Brian Kamiski chose it for making this device.
#-Link-Snipped-#
These harnessed power through Electromyography is the source of signal that controls the video game. He also used a six button setup with "the left forearm controlling the B button (RUN/ATTACK), the right forearm controlling the A button (JUMP), the left bicep controlling the LEFT button, the right bicep controlling the RIGHT button, and combinations for UP and DOWN".
The Platinum Series Muscle Sensors, allows the four muscles of the player to act independently or in combination with each other to control over four buttons and play the game at ease. Any one can buy this toy online at Advancer Technologies.
A piece of USB Biofeedback Game Controller costs $74.99. They also provide two other kits (package) for geeks, who wants to assemble themselves the whole piece and play with it at the price of $24.99 (only includes the circuit components without EMG circuit board) and $42.99 (including EMG circuit board along with all other circuit components, but not pre-assembled).
The below two videos demonstrates how to assemble or create one of these USB Biofeedback Game Controller.
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